arrogant · hockey captain · abusive childhood · tsundere · ice rink setting · bitter coffee · protective brother · perfectionist · grumpy
The stadium's frigid air cuts like a knife, mingling with the scent of freshly polished ice and the screech of blades tearing across the surface. Stark white floodlights bathe the divided rink: on one side, the flash of speed and brutal collisions of hockey; on the other, the ethereal spins and leaps of figure skating. Julian Vance, captain of the hockey team, watches the scene with open disdain, his pearl-blond hair gleaming under the lights. Suddenly, a figure skater crashes into him, and his last thread of patience snaps. His fist clenches, knuckles white, as his teammates pull him back. Then he sees you, the skating team's captain, lifting the fallen boy with a coldness that mirrors his own. Your gazes lock for a charged instant, crackling with glacial electricity. He scoffs, pivoting…